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Directory additions The Home Page TELEPHONE Future. Communications. Today. TELEPHONE Future. Communications. Today. Current Topics Issue Calendar Farmers Mutual 301 2nd Street South Bellingham, MN 56212 320-568-2105 [email protected] www.farmerstel.net Federated Telephone Main Office: PO Box 156 405 2nd Street East Chokio, MN 56221 320-324-7111 [email protected] www.fedtel.net Satellite Office: PO Box 107 508 Atlantic Ave. Morris, MN 56267 320-585-4875 [email protected] www.fedtel.net Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Inside This Issue • Annual Meeting in June • Congrats Donna, Julie & Brad • Construction Reminders • 2016-17 Area-Wide Directory • Wireless Options • Gopher State One Call App • Directory Additions PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID CHOKIO, MN PERMIT NO. 4 PO Box 156 Chokio, MN 56221 Local Commitment. Global Solutions. MAY 2016 Bellingham Nick Anspach ................................... 568-2362 Cerro Gordo Lexi Gallagher ................................. 752-4280 T.A. Nelson ...................................... 752-4787 Jeffrey & Dawn Peterson ................. 752-4260 Chokio/Alberta Daniel & Katelyn Nolting ................ 324-2737 Linda & David Rethwisch ............... 324-7717 Danvers Brett & Trudy Hoffman.................... 567-2426 Brady Sulier ..................................... 567-2266 Dawson Kyle & Abbey Saue ......................... 312-2289 Hancock Hometown Flooring & Blinds ......... 392-5900 Sandra Huebner................................ 392-5129 Crystal Nack..................................... 392-5542 Joshua & JoDee Olson ..................... 392-5481 Holloway Josh Gades ....................................... 394-2836 Milan Mayleen Mathew ............................. 734-4653 Tygen & Hannah Strand................... 734-4433 Madison Dan & Kitt Aakre ............................. 598-7527 Jim Haas ........................................... 698-0012 Madison Auto Wash II LLC ............. 598-7370 Rosalind Weber ................................ 598-7675 Marietta Brendan Frost ................................... 668-2155 Morris Alisande Allaben .............................. 589-4451 Paul Carlson ..................................... 585-3466 Claudy Francois ............................... 585-6767 Michael Haynes ............................... 585-3908 Tom Mattis ....................................... 585-7145 Carol Rave ....................................... 585-6975 Odessa Brandon D. Hillman ......................... 273-2471 M. Sherod......................................... 273-2142 May 8: Mother’s Day May 30: Memorial Day Offices Closed June 6: Summer Hours Begin Mon-Thu: 7:30-5:00 Fri: 8am-Noon June 7: Farmers Mutual Annual Meeting June 9: Federated Annual Meeting The process for the 2016 Annual Meeting will be as follows: 1. Mail Ballots/Meeting Notification When you receive your 2016 Annual Meeting notification and absentee ballot, you will receive the following: • Meeting Notice • Absentee Ballot - If you are unable to attend the meeting, you are able to vote by mail ballot. • Candidate Profiles - A profile of the candidates vying for election in each district. • Your FTC membership allows you to vote for EACH district on the ballot. 2. Secrecy Envelope Along with your ballot/notification, you will receive a “Secrecy Envelope.” Once you have completed your mail ballot, insert the entire ballot into the secrecy envelope. Place your sealed secrecy envelope in the mailing envelope. Sign mailing envelope, affix postage to the mail envelope and mail. 3. Member Registration Card/Door Prize Entry Each FTC member will receive a member registration card in the mail prior to the Annual Meeting. Please sign the card and bring it with you to the meeting. The registration desks will be divided into different groups based on the member’s last name. Bring your signed card to the appropriate registration desk. Your signed registration card complies with FCC Privacy Laws and qualifies you for meeting registration, a Capital Credit Refund Check (if available), a ballot, and door prize drawings. Registration will be open from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. ONLY! Federated telephone Cooperative annual Meeting proCess Call Before You Dig “It’s the Law” Simply Dial 811 Simply Dial 811 from your telephone. Remember to call 48 hours before you dig. South Dakota: 1-800-781-7474
Transcript of Inside This Issue The Home Page - aciracoop.net & Trudy Hoffman ... Carol Rave ... The Home Page...
Directory additions
The Home Page
TELEPHONEFuture. Communications. Today.
TELEPHONEFuture. Communications. Today.
Current Topics
Issue
Calendar
Farmers Mutual301 2nd Street SouthBellingham, MN [email protected]
Federated TelephoneMain Office:PO Box 156405 2nd Street EastChokio, MN [email protected]
Satellite Office:PO Box 107508 Atlantic Ave.Morris, MN [email protected]
Office Hours:Monday - Friday8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Inside This Issue• Annual Meeting in June• Congrats Donna, Julie & Brad• Construction Reminders• 2016-17 Area-Wide Directory• Wireless Options• Gopher State One Call App• Directory Additions
PRESORTEDSTANDARD
U.S. POSTAGE PAIDCHOKIO, MNPERMIT NO. 4
PO Box 156Chokio, MN 56221
Local Commitment. Global Solutions.
MAY 2016
Bellingham Nick Anspach ................................... 568-2362
Cerro Gordo Lexi Gallagher ................................. 752-4280 T.A. Nelson ...................................... 752-4787 Jeffrey & Dawn Peterson ................. 752-4260
Chokio/Alberta Daniel & Katelyn Nolting ................ 324-2737 Linda & David Rethwisch ............... 324-7717
Danvers Brett & Trudy Hoffman.................... 567-2426 Brady Sulier ..................................... 567-2266
Dawson Kyle & Abbey Saue ......................... 312-2289
Hancock Hometown Flooring & Blinds ......... 392-5900 Sandra Huebner ................................ 392-5129 Crystal Nack ..................................... 392-5542 Joshua & JoDee Olson ..................... 392-5481
Holloway Josh Gades ....................................... 394-2836
Milan Mayleen Mathew ............................. 734-4653 Tygen & Hannah Strand ................... 734-4433
Madison Dan & Kitt Aakre ............................. 598-7527 Jim Haas ........................................... 698-0012 Madison Auto Wash II LLC ............. 598-7370 Rosalind Weber ................................ 598-7675
Marietta Brendan Frost ................................... 668-2155
Morris Alisande Allaben .............................. 589-4451 Paul Carlson ..................................... 585-3466 Claudy Francois ............................... 585-6767 Michael Haynes ............................... 585-3908 Tom Mattis ....................................... 585-7145 Carol Rave ....................................... 585-6975
Odessa Brandon D. Hillman ......................... 273-2471 M. Sherod ......................................... 273-2142
May 8: Mother’s Day May 30: Memorial Day Offices Closed June 6: Summer Hours Begin Mon-Thu: 7:30-5:00 Fri: 8am-Noon June 7: Farmers Mutual Annual Meeting June 9: Federated Annual Meeting
The process for the 2016 Annual Meeting will be as follows: 1. Mail Ballots/Meeting Notification
When you receive your 2016 Annual Meeting notification and absentee ballot, you will receive the following:• Meeting Notice
• Absentee Ballot - If you are unable to attend the meeting, you are able to vote by mail ballot.
• Candidate Profiles - A profile of the candidates vying for election in each district.
• Your FTC membership allows you to vote for EACH district on the ballot.
2. Secrecy Envelope Along with your ballot/notification, you will receive a “Secrecy Envelope.” Once you have completed your mail ballot, insert the entire ballot into the secrecy envelope. Place your sealed secrecy envelope in the mailing envelope. Sign mailing envelope, affix postage to the mail envelope and mail.
3. Member Registration Card/Door Prize Entry Each FTC member will receive a member registration card in the mail prior to the Annual Meeting. Please sign the card and bring it with you to the meeting. The registration desks will be divided into different groups based on the member’s last name. Bring your signed card to the appropriate registration desk. Your signed registration card complies with FCC Privacy Laws and qualifies you for meeting registration, a Capital Credit Refund Check (if available), a ballot, and door prize drawings. Registration will be open from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. ONLY!
Federated telephone Cooperative annual Meeting proCess
Call Before You Dig
“It’s the Law”
Simply Dial 811
Simply Dial 811 from your telephone. Remember to call
48 hours before you dig.South Dakota: 1-800-781-7474
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
2016 Annual Meeting & Customer Appreciation Picnic
Morris Area Elementary School
Thursday, June 9, 2016 Picnic @ 4:30 p.m.
Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
2016-2017 Area-Wide Directory
The 2016-2017 edition of the Area-Wide Directory is scheduled for distribution during the third week of May. Please remember to recycle your old books according to the information provided on the inside front cover of the 2016-2017 Directory. Each county has different instruc-tions, so make sure you find the proper instructions for your county.
On the outside of every home or business with communication services, there is a unit called a protector. The protector connects the service to the wiring inside the building. Farmers Mutual Telephone or Federated Telephone owns this equipment.
If you are planning to re-side your home or business, DO NOT try to remove the protector yourself. Simply contact our office a few days in advance and one of our technicians will come remove the unit.
Once the new siding has been installed, contact us so our technician can return to replace the unit (in the same location) for you free of charge. However, if you or your contractor damage the unit, you will be billed for any necessary repairs.
Congratulations Donna, Julie & Brad!
New Construction in Your Future?
Planning to Re-Side Your Home?
Don’t forget to put us on your checklist when planning your new construction or remodeling project. We can run wires much easier when the walls are open and get jacks ready for your future phone, TV or Internet connections.
We may also need to bury a fiber optic line if you are constructing in a new location. If you are having electricity trenched in, we are able to put our underground cable in with it. We want to make sure your project is a successful one and to make sure you have your telecommunications services ready to go when you move in!
Download the Gopher State One Call AppA Mobile app offers quick access to many of the Gopher State One Call’s (GSOC) resources and provides excavators, facility operators and homeowners with another avenue of communication with GSOC from their mobile smartphone or tablet device whether they are at the office, at home or working at a remote job site.
Features include:• E-Ticket: Information can be submitted before the digging begins. The site identified in the locate
ticket can be mapped by drawing a box directly around the area from a smart device.
• Positive Response: After processing a notice, the facility operator can update the status of the notice by submitting to the GSOC Positive Response system whether the site was cleared or marked in the field.
• Ticket Search: This tool allows an excavator to view the information inputted on the ticket by the facility operator. The excavator can view if a facility operator indicated the site is clear, marked in the field or are delayed in marking the site.
INTERNET
Need a Wireless Solution to Extend Internet to Another Building at Your Location?
We are excited to have a new option for our members to extend their current Internet connection to buildings and structures located on their property without having to run underground cable. It’s a great Internet solution if you have an office in an unattached shop on your property. Or, if you want to connect your grain bin to a computerized monitoring system.
There are no recurring monthly fees for the additional buildings. Farmers Mutual or Federated Telephone will discuss the best solution for your needs. Once the best solution is determined, the customer would purchase the needed equipment for a one-time fee along with paying the standard hourly rate for our technicians to install the equipment.
If you would like to know more about extending your current Internet connection to other buildings on your property, give us a call. Our customer service representatives will help schedule a site survey. A technician will come to your location and determine what the best option is for your particular needs. We are excited to have a blanket coverage solution for your property!
Donna Eul Marketing/Customer Service Manager35 Years of Service
Julie Evink Service Coordinator5 Years of Service
Brad Motz Combination Technician5 Years of Service
Thank You Ted for Your Years of Service!
Ted Eul has been providing building maintenance and snow removal to Federated Telephone Cooperative since 1998. We would like to express our appreciation for all his hard work and friendship over the many years. Ted has always done a wonderful job making sure we had a clean office to work in, nicely washed trucks for the techs and a snow cleared parking lot for our members.
Ted will continue to do lawn care for our Chokio office.
Directory additions
The Home Page
TELEPHONEFuture. Communications. Today.
TELEPHONEFuture. Communications. Today.
Current Topics
Issue
Calendar
Farmers Mutual301 2nd Street SouthBellingham, MN [email protected]
Federated TelephoneMain Office:PO Box 156405 2nd Street EastChokio, MN [email protected]
Satellite Office:PO Box 107508 Atlantic Ave.Morris, MN [email protected]
Office Hours:Monday - Friday8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Inside This Issue• Annual Meeting in June• Congrats Donna, Julie & Brad• Construction Reminders• 2016-17 Area-Wide Directory• Wireless Options• Gopher State One Call App• Directory Additions
PRESORTEDSTANDARD
U.S. POSTAGE PAIDCHOKIO, MNPERMIT NO. 4
PO Box 156Chokio, MN 56221
Local Commitment. Global Solutions.
MAY 2016
Bellingham Nick Anspach ................................... 568-2362
Cerro Gordo Lexi Gallagher ................................. 752-4280 T.A. Nelson ...................................... 752-4787 Jeffrey & Dawn Peterson ................. 752-4260
Chokio/Alberta Daniel & Katelyn Nolting ................ 324-2737 Linda & David Rethwisch ............... 324-7717
Danvers Brett & Trudy Hoffman.................... 567-2426 Brady Sulier ..................................... 567-2266
Dawson Kyle & Abbey Saue ......................... 312-2289
Hancock Hometown Flooring & Blinds ......... 392-5900 Sandra Huebner ................................ 392-5129 Crystal Nack ..................................... 392-5542 Joshua & JoDee Olson ..................... 392-5481
Holloway Josh Gades ....................................... 394-2836
Milan Mayleen Mathew ............................. 734-4653 Tygen & Hannah Strand ................... 734-4433
Madison Dan & Kitt Aakre ............................. 598-7527 Jim Haas ........................................... 698-0012 Madison Auto Wash II LLC ............. 598-7370 Rosalind Weber ................................ 598-7675
Marietta Brendan Frost ................................... 668-2155
Morris Alisande Allaben .............................. 589-4451 Paul Carlson ..................................... 585-3466 Claudy Francois ............................... 585-6767 Michael Haynes ............................... 585-3908 Tom Mattis ....................................... 585-7145 Carol Rave ....................................... 585-6975
Odessa Brandon D. Hillman ......................... 273-2471 M. Sherod ......................................... 273-2142
May 8: Mother’s Day May 30: Memorial Day Offices Closed June 6: Summer Hours Begin Mon-Thu: 7:30-5:00 Fri: 8am-Noon June 7: Farmers Mutual Annual Meeting June 9: Federated Annual Meeting
Each year at the annual meeting of the members of Farmers Mutual Telephone Company (FMTC), one or more directors are elected to serve on the board of the cooperative. If anyone is interested in running for the board, please review the Bylaws of the Cooperative. (Each new member is provided with a copy of the Bylaws of FMTC. If you no longer have your copy, you can obtain one by contacting our office at 1-320-568-2105 or they are available on our website at www.farmerstel.net.) Article IV deals with directors, Article V covers the meetings of the board and Article VI deals with officers of the board. The FMTC Board of Directors consists of two directors from District I, District II, District III, and one Director from District IV. Each director serves a term of 3 years and is elected by secret ballot at each annual meeting of the members.
In order to qualify for the board, you must be a member residing in the district to be represented. You cannot be an employee of FMTC or closely related to an incumbent director or employee of the Cooperative.
Each director is responsible for appointing one member from his or her district to serve on the nominating committee. The nominating committee is then responsible for nominating a candidate(s) for each director to be elected. Each candidate must be a resident of the district to be represented. The nominating committee was appointed at the April 2016 board meeting and will meet on April 28, 2016.
Article IV, Section 4 details the two ways to a nomination. The first way to be nominated and listed on the ballot is by being recognized as an official candidate by the nominating committee. A list of the official candidates is posted in the FMTC office following the meeting of the nominating committee. The second way to be nominated is with a petition of 15 or more members of the Cooperative not less than twenty days prior to the meeting. Keep in mind that the petition requires a minimum of 15 member signatures - having two signatures from the same household or business will count as one signature as they comprise only one member.
In 2016, the terms of Gerald Stensrud (District I) and Scott Wittnebel (District III) will expire.
Process of Election for the Board of Directors at Farmers Mutual Telephone CompanyCall Before You
Dig “It’s the Law”
Simply Dial 811
Simply Dial 811 from your telephone. Remember to call
48 hours before you dig.South Dakota: 1-800-781-7474
Nominating Committee:
District I
Wayne Dahl2944 250th St.
Dawson, MN 56232
Ronald Dessonville2959 250th St.
Dawson, MN 56232
Loren Femrite2970 210th St.
Dawson, MN 56232
Brady Lundy2491 331st Ave.
Dawson, MN 56232
District III
Rick Barrett305 5th St.
Nassau, MN 56257
Leroy Goetsch1161 330th St.
Bellingham, MN 56212
Tim Henrich1015 330th St.
Bellingham, MN 56212
Glen (Bud) Radermacher1477 330th St.
Bellingham, MN 56212
Farmers mutual annual meeting Process
2016-2017 Area-Wide Directory
The 2016-2017 edition of the Area-Wide Directory is scheduled for distribution during the third week of May. Please remember to recycle your old books according to the information provided on the inside front cover of the 2016-2017 Directory. Each county has different instruc-tions, so make sure you find the proper instructions for your county.
On the outside of every home or business with communication services, there is a unit called a protector. The protector connects the service to the wiring inside the building. Farmers Mutual Telephone or Federated Telephone owns this equipment.
If you are planning to re-side your home or business, DO NOT try to remove the protector yourself. Simply contact our office a few days in advance and one of our technicians will come remove the unit.
Once the new siding has been installed, contact us so our technician can return to replace the unit (in the same location) for you free of charge. However, if you or your contractor damage the unit, you will be billed for any necessary repairs.
Congratulations Donna, Julie & Brad!
New Construction in Your Future?
Planning to Re-Side Your Home?
Don’t forget to put us on your checklist when planning your new construction or remodeling project. We can run wires much easier when the walls are open and get jacks ready for your future phone, TV or Internet connections.
We may also need to bury a fiber optic line if you are constructing in a new location. If you are having electricity trenched in, we are able to put our underground cable in with it. We want to make sure your project is a successful one and to make sure you have your telecommunications services ready to go when you move in!
Download the Gopher State One Call AppA Mobile app offers quick access to many of the Gopher State One Call’s (GSOC) resources and provides excavators, facility operators and homeowners with another avenue of communication with GSOC from their mobile smartphone or tablet device whether they are at the office, at home or working at a remote job site.
Features include:• E-Ticket: Information can be submitted before the digging begins. The site identified in the locate
ticket can be mapped by drawing a box directly around the area from a smart device.
• Positive Response: After processing a notice, the facility operator can update the status of the notice by submitting to the GSOC Positive Response system whether the site was cleared or marked in the field.
• Ticket Search: This tool allows an excavator to view the information inputted on the ticket by the facility operator. The excavator can view if a facility operator indicated the site is clear, marked in the field or are delayed in marking the site.
INTERNET
Need a Wireless Solution to Extend Internet to Another Building at Your Location?
We are excited to have a new option for our members to extend their current Internet connection to buildings and structures located on their property without having to run underground cable. It’s a great Internet solution if you have an office in an unattached shop on your property. Or, if you want to connect your grain bin to a computerized monitoring system.
There are no recurring monthly fees for the additional buildings. Farmers Mutual or Federated Telephone will discuss the best solution for your needs. Once the best solution is determined, the customer would purchase the needed equipment for a one-time fee along with paying the standard hourly rate for our technicians to install the equipment.
If you would like to know more about extending your current Internet connection to other buildings on your property, give us a call. Our customer service representatives will help schedule a site survey. A technician will come to your location and determine what the best option is for your particular needs. We are excited to have a blanket coverage solution for your property!
Donna Eul Marketing/Customer Service Manager35 Years of Service
Julie Evink Service Coordinator5 Years of Service
Brad Motz Combination Technician5 Years of Service
The process for the 2016 Annual Meeting will be as follows: 1. Mail Ballots/Meeting Notification - When you
receive your 2016 Annual Meeting notification and absentee ballot, you will receive the following:
• Meeting Notice• Absentee Ballot - If you are unable to
attend the meeting, you are able to vote by mail ballot.
• Candidate Profiles - A profile of the candi-dates vying for election in each district.
• Your FMTC membership allows you to vote for EACH district on the ballot.
2. Secrecy Envelope - Along with your ballot/noti-fication, you will receive a “Secrecy Envelope.” Once you have completed your mail ballot, insert the entire ballot into the secrecy enve-lope. Place your sealed secrecy envelope in the mailing envelope. Sign mailing envelope, affix postage to the mail envelope and mail.
3. Member Registration Card/Door Prize Entry Each FMTC member will receive a member registration card in the mail prior to the Annual Meeting. Please sign the card and bring it with you to the meeting. The registration desks will be divided into different groups based on the member’s last name. Bring your signed card to the appropriate registration desk. Your signed registration card complies with FCC Privacy Laws and qualifies you for meeting registration, a Capital Credit Refund Check (if available), a ballot, and door prize drawings. Registration will be open from 4:30– 6:30 p.m. ONLY!
June 7, 2016Lac qui Parle Valley
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